Trump Endorsement Pits Newcomer Against Familiar Face in Deep Red Nevada House Primary

RENO, Nevada—Fourth-generation rancher and Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director James Settelmeyer was the overwhelming favorite to succeed the retiring Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) by winning November’s midterm election in the state’s deep red Congressional District 2. He earned broad name recognition across the 65,000-square-mile district, which spans 12 northern Nevada counties, as a small government, low tax, “common sense” conservative during his 18 years in the state legislature, including as state Senate minority leader, and as President Donald Trump’s 2020 Nevada campaign co-chair. As he had in Carson City when Amodei vacated his Nevada Senate seat in 2010 to run for Congress, Settelmeyer emerged as his likely 2026 successor in Washington after Amodei announced in February he would not seek a ninth term in Congressional District 2 (CD 2)....